Where does “vinster” come from?
vinster (Middle High German) comes from Old High German fenstar, from Proto-West Germanic *fenestr, from Latin fenestra, from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀.
vinster (Middle High German): dark
Ancestry of “vinster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | fenstar | window |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *fenestr | — |
| 3 | Latin | fenestra | a window, an opening for light; a breach; a... |
| 4 | Etruscan | *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 | — |
Words derived from “vinster”